Lost
LOST: Equipment for Various Sports near UVA Rotunda.
near the Rotunda
Lost
listing
Posted
about 13 hours
ago
Description
I’m missing my equipment bag for various sports after practice near Charlottesville's University of Virginia Rotunda. It was around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday when I left it by a bench close to the UVA gym area, and I assumed I’d grab it on the way out, but it was gone. The bag holds gear for soccer, basketball, and tennis—shin guards, a knee pad, and a racket—significant value and memory for me as a student-athlete. I’m really hoping someone picked it up and kept it safe. If you found it, please consider this a plea from a worried teammate.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Rotunda
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